So Many Changes - Social Media For YouTube and Twitch

Success on Twitch doesn't have to be hard. Pursue your dreams and learn to stream, with The Stream Coach Podcast. Every Friday, Ashnichrist (aTwitch.tv streamer since 2013) gives you actionable advice to transform you into the successful live streamer you are determined to be. Through interviews with Twitch Partners and solo episodes, Ashni uncovers what sets successful streamers apart from the rest. After the episode, the conversation continues on Twitter: @ashnichrist, and in the Discord channel.

Patrick Hanlon is the author of Primal Branding and the Social Code. As a branding expert, he has worked with Fortune 100 companies like Levi's, the Gates Foundation, and the United Nations. In this episode, he teaches us how we can build an army of loyal fans.
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Harris Heller is best known for his YouTube channel- Alpha Gaming. He is also a successful Twitch Partner and ex-Vine creator. In today's episode, he teaches us how to step up our production and increase our social media presence.
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GreenDumpling is a Twitch Partner and one of the funniest streamers on the platform. He is also a professional marketer, and today he is going to teach us all about marketing ourselves to grow on Twitch.
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It's been a while since we've done a solo episode! In this one, we are going to talk about my major wins and losses from 2018, and what will be changing in 2019. Enjoy!
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This is one of our best episodes ever! FrankthePegasus is a Twitch Partner and has a massive love for charity streaming. In this episode, she gives us her best charity streaming advice, but she also goes deep into community and how it can affect your growth on Twitch.
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Is character streaming just a gimmick? Or does it actually work? Is there a way to make character streaming genuine? Squirrel is a Twitch Partner and the leader of the Illuminutty, and today he is going to teach us all about character streaming.
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Yunalescka has experienced a lot of negativity during her career as a streamer. But she has never let it get her down. Today, Yuna teaches us how to overcome negativity and move on to work with Blizzard.
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Powerspike.tv is an organization dedicated to getting you sponsored. They also have some great campaign management tools, and analytics for streamers. In this episode, we talk to Aaron- the content and community manager at PowerSpike- about how to get sponsored as a streamer.
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Today we talk to Davex90, an amazing member of the Yam Fam and incredibly supportive person in general. Dave is constantly giving time and energy to many different streams on Twitch, and in this episode he teaches us how to give without the intent to receive, and why its so important to do so.
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In this episode, we talk to Ben aka GreenChord. Ben is the host of the Stream Key podcast, another amazing podcast for Twitch streamers. He is also the media, marketing, and community manager for TRUGaming. TRU provides sponsorships and other opportunities for streamers, and Ben gives us his best advice for aspiring creators.
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Vulnerability is power when it comes to streaming, and Gooperatives is one of the most authentic and honest creators you will ever watch. In this episode, Goop opens up about his experience with suicide and how he uses his story to encourage others through their mental health "struggles".
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How do you create a community that will follow you regardless of what you play? And how do you branch out from being just a streamer, to becoming a content creator? In this weeks episode, SayNoToRage CRUSHES IT and gives us some incredible info about these and more topics.
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Stream coaching has finally come to Twitch! In this episode, we talk to ShadowFox who is a Twitch Partner and Stream Coach. Shadow talks about her decade of experience in marketing and how that has helped her with her Twitch business.
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What does it really take to get partnered on Twitch? In this episode, we talk to Zachary Diaz, a Partnership Manager and Content Acquisition employee at Twitch. He gives us his BEST tips for people looking to grow their stream, and even gives us some behind-the-scenes knowledge about what the partnership process look like for Twitch. This is a fantastic episode and will be something we refer streamers of all sizes to for a very long time. Thank you, Zach.
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Time management. We all have 24 hours in a day, but as a content creator you probably want to use every second. In this episode, we talk about how you can arrange your schedule to conquer all of your projects.
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Hosting esports or gaming events seems like a really sexy career move, but it's much more difficult than you might think. In this episode, we talk to Twitch Host and Producer, Anna Prosser. Anna tells us all about hosting and gives some great advice to help us leverage our communities.
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Cahla is a Twitch, INTOTHEAM, and Humble Partner with an incredibly engaged and active community. She regularly streams Dead By Daylight for ~300 viewers, and today she is teaching us about putting consistency into practice.

A lot of streamers are looking for sponsors, but there are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to sponsorships.
In this episode, we talk to Tom, a Partner and Events Manager at Elgato Gaming. Tom teaches us what it takes to get sponsored by companies as a content creator, and how we can be a creator that companies actually want to work with.
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We all know networking (gross, hate that word) is important to growing an online community. Many streamers flock to stream teams as a way to network more. Joining a team can be an awesome experience, but it can also be detrimental to your channel.
Today we talk to Libby, the manager of Team Kitty. Team Kitty was founded in 2014 by KittyPlays and is now a powerful stream team filled with over 100 women. Libby has been instrumental to its success and in this episode she talks about what it takes to make your online community more active.
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As a streamer, you are likely to run into tech problems consistently. You can prepare for a stream ahead of time, but things happen; you drop frames in OBS, your dog eats your network cable, or your software stops working.
In this episode of The Stream Coach Podcast we talk to the owner of S4Creators, GrindheadJim. Jim teaches us more about S4 and gives us some resolutions to common problems.
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Photography is a big part of being a streamer. Selfies and product photos can be important pieces of growing your audience. Today we speak to DidsLive, a professional photographer, about what you need to do to take great photos.
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Streamlabs recently released their own broadcasting software which directly caters to livestreamers! In this episode we talk to EposVox about the future of SLOBS and what this means for XSplit and the original OBS.
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There is nothing worse than streaming for charity and hoping to raise money for a cause, but being ignored and not receiving anything for the charity you have worked so hard for, so how do you get someone interested in a charity stream?
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A lot has changed on Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram in the past 3 weeks since I have been sick. In this episode we talk about what those changes are and how you can stay on top of your game, and we also talk about my goals for this year. By the way, thank you guys so much for being patient while I was sick! I am so happy to have an awesome group of people around me who legitimately care whether or not I feel well. I hope you guys know I care just as much about you. See you next week!
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In this episode, we talk to the founder of my favorite green screen- The Webaround. The Webaround is portable and folds up so you can store it easily or take it with you to conventions. Use code Ashnichrist at checkout for 10% off.
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In this episode, we talk about Twitch's role in suicide prevention and mental health support, and I am interviewed by the lovely @xNikkiiB, @BeccPlays, and @MsKristinePlays about my own experiences with isolation and mental health struggles as a Twitch streamer. We also provide some strategies for preventing or getting out of a depressive state.
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SCf3 is a full-time variety streamer with Splyce. She founded the Elite Four TV project and has created over 30 videos to teach up and coming streamers. If you haven't checked SCf3 out yet, I HIGHLY recommend her channel. Ali gave some great insight about the importance of your moderation team, the complications of moving into being a variety caster, and the difference between communication when you have a small chat versus a very large one.
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Pohx is an amazing partnered variety streamer with MMORPG roots and loves creating in-depth character guides for his community. He is also an old friend of mine and extremely hilarious. He gave some great insight into growing your community, life lessons he has learned on Twitch, and the future of the community at large.
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Networking used to give me anxiety, but I finally figured it out. Its all about genuinely valuing people and not looking to serve your own needs. Everyone has value as a person regardless of viewership, and they deserve to be treated as such. They may surprise you ;)
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